Writing-tablet



(No Model.)

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} WRITING TABLET.

No. 368,972. Patented Aug. 30, 1887.,

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' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- CLARK ROBINSON, or HARTLEY, IOWA.

WRITING-TABLET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 368,972, dated August 30, 1887.

Application filed February 24, 1887. Serial No. 228,737. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

-'Be it known that I, QLARK ROBINSON, of Hartley, in the county of OBrien and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Writing Tablets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of writing or sketching tablets in which a continuous sheet or roll of paper is employed; and it consists in anovel construction of the same, as hereinafter'fully set forth and claimed, whereby I am enabled to use both sides of the paper without removing it from the tablet.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved tablet, and Fig. 2, a longitudinal vertical section of the same.

A indicates a frame, comprising side bars, a a, and flat cross-pieces b b, the latter being of a length less than that of the sides, and having their flat outer faces preferably set below the top edges of the side bars, as shown in Fig. 1. This frame A will be constructed, preferably,- of wood dressed and finished as desired, the outer faces of the cross-pieces or paper-supports b b being made smooth and even to afford a proper backing for the paper passing thereover.

At each end of the paper-supports-b, b are small rollers c c c c, which are journaled at their ends in the side bars, a a.

Upon reference to Fig. 2 it will be noticed that the outer faces of the rollers project slightly above or beyond the paper-supports, so that the paper in being drawn over said supports will not bear thereon except when writing. This is not essential, however, and, as it tends to hold the paper away from the backing, will not be used for tablets designed for nicer work.

At each end of the frame A, midway between the supports b b, is a roller or shaft, indicated, respectively, by the letters B and B, upon which the continuous web or sheet, 0, of paper is wound, the web passing from the under side of roller B over roller 0, backing or support I), and roller 0, thence back-,

ward between the supports 6 b, around roller 0 over support I), thence over roller 0 to the second paper-roll, B.

The paper-rollsB B may consist simply of ashaft or rod having an enlarged milled head at one end and a nut at its other end,

a short longitudinal slot being made in the shaft or rod between its ends. The end of the paper will be cut to a point and passed through the slotted shaft.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to any particular construction of the shafts or rollers upon which the paper is wound, as it is apparent that it is a matter capable of considerable variation, and in no way affects the gist of my invention.

In turning the shaft or roller in the direction indicated the paper upon the support I) will be drawn forward, and as it is written upon it will be wound upon said shaft or roller. When all the paper is wound upon the roller B, the tablet is reversed, end for end and face for face, so as to make the roller or shaft 13, from which the paper was unwound, the winding-roller.

-It will be noticed that as the web passes over the support 12 it exposes one side or face of the web; but when passing over the support I) the opposite face of the web is exposed, and from this construction it follows that I am enabled to utilize both sides of the paper for writing, a result not heretofore secured, so far as I am aware.

The rollers c c c a cause the paper to feed along smoothly, and present no sharp corners over which to draw the paper.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A reversible writing or sketching tablet comprising a frame, suitable paper-wind ing rollers, and a continuous web of paper extending from one roll to the other and arranged, substantially as shown, to expose opposite sides of the web on opposite faces of the tablet.

2. In combination with a frame, a paperfeeding roller at each end thereof, two papersupports arranged back to back to sustain the web, and having their opposing faces separated from each other, and a continuous Web passing from one roller over and between the intermediate roller.

3. In combination with sides a a, paperpaper-supports to the other supports 1) b, rollers c c'und c 0 jourualed at In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand opposite ends of the supports, shafts B B, in the presence of two witnesses.

journaled in the sides a a at the ends of the latter, and a web, 0, secured at its ends to CLARK ROBINSON the shaft-s B B and passing over the outer Witnesses:

feces of the supports 1) b, all substantially as J 0s. FORREST,

shown. XVALTER S. DODGE. 

